A two-member team of the National Commission for Women on Thursday met the family of the 50-year-old woman, who was allegedly gangraped and murdered in Budaun. Interestingly, as the NCW team was at the house of the victim, the wife and daughter of one of the accused sought to meet the visiting delegation. The NCW team also investigated the crime scene. The government and the state administration has already come in for sharp criticism from the opposition parties.
Chandramukhi Devi, one of the members of the Central team, told a news agency that she was not satisfied with the role of the police in the incident. If the police had shown swiftness in the case, they could have saved the victim,” she said after her visit to the spot.
Before paying a visit to the victim’s family, the team also had a meeting with the SSP and went through the details of the incident. The wife and daughter of the accused, Jashpal, demanded justice, claiming that he is innocent.
“My husband got a call that there was a patient and he went to do his job. He came to know about the case later,” Jashpal’s wife claimed. She alleged that he was being framed in the case.
According to police, the 50-year-old woman, who was an Anganwadi worker, was gangraped and murdered in Ughaiti area of Budaun district when she had gone to a temple on Sunday evening. The post-mortem report confirmed rape and injuries in her private parts besides fracture in her legs. An FIR was registered against three accused, including a priest, at Ughaiti police station under sections 376 (d) and 302 of IPC. Two of the accused were arrested on Wednesday while the priest is still absconding. A cash reward of Rs 25,000 has already been announced on his arrest. The police station incharge was also suspended for the negligence as the family of the deceased had alleged police apathy.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed authorities to take stern action against the accused and directed the ADG, Bareilly Zone, to submit a report. He has also directed the UP Special Task Force to assist in the probe.